Major Producers of Bentonite in world-2010
| COUNTRY | Production in Thousand Metric Tonnes |
| United States | 4,000 |
| Turkey | 1,050 |
| Greece | 860 |
| Mexico | 520 |
| Germany | 380 |
| Ukraine | 320 |
| Brazil | 245 |
| Spain | 165 |
| Italy | 150 |
| Czech Republic | 120 |
| Other Countries | 2,400 |
* SOURCE: USGS:Mineral Commodity Summary 2011